MICROBIAL SHIFTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT-REPORTED SYMPTOMS IRRESPECTIVE OF MUCOSAL INFLAMMATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are characterized by an aberrant host response to intestinal microbiota causing mucosal inflammation and gastrointestinal symptoms. Patient reported outcome measures (PROs) are increasingly utilized in clinical care and research. Our study aim was to determine if fecal microbial shifts were associated with PROs in children and young adults with IBD.

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